diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
index 652874997c..e50ebfccad 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class ReferenceLoader(Loader):
             "ma": "mayaAscii",
             "mb": "mayaBinary",
             "abc": "Alembic",
-            "fbx": "fbx"
+            "fbx": "FBX"
         }.get(representation["name"])
 
         assert file_type, "Unsupported representation: %s" % representation
@@ -236,16 +236,10 @@ class ReferenceLoader(Loader):
                                            representation["context"]
                                                          ["project"]
                                                          ["name"])
-
-            params = {
-                "loadReference": reference_node,
-                "returnNewNodes": True
-            }
-            if file_type != "fbx":
-                params["type"] = file_type
-
             content = cmds.file(path,
-                                **params)
+                                loadReference=reference_node,
+                                type=file_type,
+                                returnNewNodes=True)
         except RuntimeError as exc:
             # When changing a reference to a file that has load errors the
             # command will raise an error even if the file is still loaded